Naxnox mask
Dateca. 1890
Maker
Tsimshian
Maker
Git'ksan
?
Label TextThe rich repertoire of names and characteristics associated with naxnox (spirit beings) are often disassociated from the masks that represent them. The identity of this simply carved mask is unknown but would have been vividly brought to life in dance movements that pantomimed its personality.
Object number91.1.48
ProvenanceJ. J. Klejman, New York, New York, until 1960; John H. Hauberg, Seattle, Washington, 1960-1991; Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington
Photo CreditPhoto: Paul Macapia
Published ReferencesThe Spirit Within: Northwest Coast Native Art from the John H. Hauberg Collection, Seattle Art Museum, 1995, pp. 162-163.Credit LineGift of John H. Hauberg
Dimensions13 3/4 x 11 1/2 x 9 1/16 in. (34.93 x 29.21 x 23.02 cm)
MediumAlder wood, paint
First Nations, Nuu-chah-nulth, Hesquiat
ca. 1900
Object number: 91.1.70
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